By Dr Scott Claxton, Respiratory Physician, Joondalup
Respiratory diseases are common and, although they may not seem overtly severe, can still impact the patient’s sleep.
This may be as a part of the disease, for example pulmonary fibrosis and nocturnal hypoxaemia; part of a sleep disorder such as COPD and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA); or it may be sleeping disturbance as part of a chronic disease and mood disorders.
As part of improving the symptoms for any chronic disease, assessing what might happen at night in sleep can improve feelings of wellbeing and can improve disease...
Respiratory diseases are common and, although they may not seem overtly severe, can still impact the patient’s sleep.
This may be as a part of the disease, for example pulmonary fibrosis and nocturnal hypoxaemia; part of a sleep disorder such as COPD and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA); or it may be sleeping disturbance as part of a chronic disease and mood disorders.
As part of improving the symptoms for any chronic disease, assessing what might happen at night in sleep can improve feelings of wellbeing and can improve disease...
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